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Asherite

American  
[ash-uh-rahyt] / ˈæʃ əˌraɪt /

noun

  1. a member of the tribe of Asher.

Etymology

Origin of Asherite

Asher + -ite 1

Example Sentences

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Of the former, eight tribal divisions were destroyed in this quarrel, five Benjamite, and one each of the Simeonite, Gadite, and Asherite divisions, while of the Levites one division was completely extirpated, and three others decimated in such a way that they did not recover until the days of David.

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